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strong-arm
verb as in bully
adjective as in sturdy
noun as in might
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noun as in muscle
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noun as in strength
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noun as in potence
Strong matches
- backbone
- body
- brawn
- brawniness
- clout
- courage
- durability
- energy
- firmness
- force
- fortitude
- hardiness
- health
- healthiness
- lustiness
- might
- muscle
- nerve
- physique
- pith
- potency
- pow
- power
- powerfulness
- powerhouse
- puissance
- robustness
- security
- sinew
- sock
- soundness
- stability
- stableness
- stalwartness
- steadiness
- steamroller
- stoutness
- sturdiness
- substance
- tenacity
- toughness
- verdure
- vigor
- vim
- vitality
- zip
Weak matches
noun as in powerfulness
Strong matches
- backbone
- body
- brawn
- brawniness
- clout
- courage
- durability
- energy
- firmness
- force
- fortitude
- hardiness
- health
- healthiness
- lustiness
- might
- muscle
- nerve
- physique
- pith
- potence
- potency
- pow
- power
- powerhouse
- puissance
- robustness
- security
- sinew
- sock
- soundness
- stability
- stableness
- stalwartness
- steadiness
- steamroller
- stoutness
- sturdiness
- substance
- tenacity
- toughness
- verdure
- vigor
- vim
- vitality
- zip
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noun as in say-so
Strong matches
- ascendancy
- authorization
- beef
- charge
- clout
- command
- control
- credit
- domination
- dominion
- edge
- esteem
- force
- goods
- government
- guts
- influence
- juice
- jump
- jurisdiction
- license
- mastery
- might
- permission
- permit
- pizazz
- pow
- power
- powerhouse
- prerogative
- prestige
- punch
- right
- ropes
- rule
- say
- sovereignty
- steam
- strength
- stuff
- supremacy
- sway
- warrant
- weight
- word
- zap
noun as in thew
Weak matches
- backbone
- body
- brawn
- brawniness
- brute force
- clout
- courage
- durability
- energy
- firmness
- force
- fortitude
- hardiness
- health
- healthiness
- lustiness
- might
- muscle
- nerve
- physique
- pith
- potence
- potency
- pow
- power
- powerfulness
- powerhouse
- puissance
- robustness
- security
- sinew
- sock
- soundness
- stability
- stableness
- stalwartness
- steadiness
- steamroller
- stoutness
- strong arm
- sturdiness
- substance
- tenacity
- toughness
- verdure
- vigor
- vim
- vitality
- zip
noun as in force
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noun as in goon
verb as in intimidate
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verb as in push
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verb as in push
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verb as in rob
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verb as in terrorize
verb as in bleed
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verb as in strong-arm
verb as in coerce
verb as in cow
verb as in enforce
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verb as in force
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Example Sentences
While these strong-arm tactics have been criticized by some, the governor enjoys strong support from the local population.
Jamie Dettmer recalls long lunches with the Iron Lady at the Savoy Hotel—the whisky, the flirting, and the strong-arm tactics.
So why does the GOP think it can strong-arm the president into compromising on entitlements without first giving in on taxes?
The government has overcharged in this case,” he said, “to strong-arm a plea from my client.
But author Rula Jebreal says the strong-arm tactics cannot thwart a people committed to his ouster.
He argued that coercion was necessary; that crime could not be put down in Ireland but by the strong arm of the law.
Lady Margaret was her father's only heir; but she was far away, and a man with a strong arm was needed in that troubled seigneury.
When we crossed the equator, a committee of strong-arm men baptized those of the passengers who had never before crossed the line.
Aubrey and the bunch are talking about making a strong-arm squad around me for protection.
Saturninus was the first of the Roman politicians to rely as a regular practice upon "strong-arm methods" to carry elections.
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On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to strong-arm, such as: browbeat, coerce, intimidate, terrorize, assault, and force.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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